horoscope
a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.
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Origin of horoscope
1Other words from horoscope
- hor·o·scop·ic [hawr-uh-skop-ik, ‐skoh-pik, hor-uh‐], /ˌhɔr əˈskɒp ɪk, ‐ˈskoʊ pɪk, ˌhɒr ə‐/, adjective
- un·hor·o·scop·ic, adjective
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How to use horoscope in a sentence
Greene also notes the importance, especially for Gen Zs and younger Millennials, of establishing a digital identity—which personalized app-based horoscopes and personality readings like The Pattern can help shape.
High-Tech Astrology Apps Claim to Be More Personalized Than Ever. Gen Z-ers Are Turning Out to Be Believers | Raisa Bruner | July 23, 2021 | TimeFox, 35, typically begins her day with tarot cards and reading her horoscope.
The Megan Fox renaissance is here. It’s long overdue. | Ilana Kaplan | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostShe consulted an astrologer and demanded that the president’s staff schedule him around horoscope predictions.
On the world stage, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime | Barbara Perry | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostThese typologies most resemble horoscopes, in the sense that it can’t be very hard to recognize yourself – or your children – at least partially in any of them.
Does Birth Order Really Determine Personality? Here's What the Research Says | Lynn Berger | April 13, 2021 | TimeThe space agency started by clarifying that astronomy and astrology are in no way the same field and practice, then dove into a mathematical breakdown of why a 13th sign wouldn’t really change people’s horoscope charts.
Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old | PopSci Staff | March 3, 2021 | Popular-Science
Listen: when I was young my father had the astrologers of the king of Seville's court cast my horoscope.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisIn other words, he had cast her horoscope, a proceeding common enough in those days, and one which had no treasonable complexion.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsWhen his queen, Catherine of France, was about to be confined, he himself cast the horoscope of the expected child.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceHe motioned to them, and they, thinking that the horoscope was to be given, galloped once more to the tent.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 | VariousIt was written in thy horoscope that a Red Bull on a green field—I have not forgotten—should bring thee to honour.
Kim | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for horoscope
/ (ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp) /
the prediction of a person's future based on a comparison of the zodiacal data for the time of birth with the data from the period under consideration
the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment
Also called: chart a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc, at a particular time and place
Origin of horoscope
1Derived forms of horoscope
- horoscopic (ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk), adjective
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